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Why No Nintendo E3 Presser is Smart

Nintendo announced yesterday that it will be skipping the usual big budget press conference for this year’s E3 and instead will be focusing on smaller events focused on the software lineup.

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MariaHelFutura4771d ago

How people make skipping the usual big conference for your newly released system sound so casual, is beyond me. This is the first real E3 for the Wii U. If Nintendo doesn't have much confidence in the Wii U (to give it is routine coming out party), why should anybody?

Neonridr4771d ago

How about we actually wait and see what Nintendo does for E3. Sure we can all sit here and say they are doing the wrong thing, but wouldn't it be better to wait and see? For all you know, the 2 smaller events that they are planning on doing will be much better than a drawn out boring press conference.

MariaHelFutura4771d ago (Edited 4771d ago )

Let me ask you this.

If the Wii U was flying of the shelves like The Wii, would they do this?

I think it's the inevitability of what has been being said. The Wii U isn't selling well, it has little to no games currently, it has no identity, no 3rd party support and new consoles are going to be shown excessively at E3.

And the answer to the question I asked is...No. If the Wii U was The Wii Nintendo would be having a massive conference (like they have every year). Nintendo will survive and could pull a miracle w/ The Wii U, but things aren't looking good as of now and they themselves obviously know that. I just hope Nintendo steps up their game after all this and stops making last gen systems.

Trunkz4771d ago

It has nothing to do with the Wii U, it's about the PS4/720. All the news and hype will be huge around these 2 systems, the only thing Nintendo has to show is games (I can't imagine them making a new 3DS remake).

So what they are doing is smart, announce/show games before hand, then have some available to play on their floor eg. New Super Smash Bros.

StraightPath4771d ago (Edited 4771d ago )

the buzz will be the next gen consoles, If Nintendo weren't appearing at E3 at all then we could say they don't have confidence rather then jumping to conclusions...

but they still are going to be present but at much smaller scale. All we know they could just cut out the bullshit that is in these shows and cut to the chase. That is the games and reveal new titles for the Wii u and the 3DS.

I mean the Nintendo direct show was oozing with quality games. If they could do that again with more games and ones we haven't seen yet then people will know they still supporting their console and handhelds.

Here is what they could potentially show for the Wii U

- Bayonetta 2
- New Zelda
- New Mario ( Akin to 3D ones like Mario galaxy )
- New Mario Kart
- New Smash Bros
- Wii U Pokémon game
- More of wonderful 101
- Bunch of new IP'S
- Bunch of old IP'S Donkey Kong etc..

exclusive 3rd Party games

- Xenoblade 2
- No More Heroes 3
and many more...

the general consensus on N4G is Nintendo is not appearing at E3 at all.

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Darrius Cole4771d ago

Platinum should do everything in its power to get Bayonetta 2 into the PS4 release window. They should offer Nintendo another game, change the name, re-release it in a package with Bayonetta 1, or do something else, JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN. Bayonetta was pure greatness. But right now the entire IP is going to go down with the Wii U. Platinum just can't afford to allow good IP's to fade away for nothing.

GOW, DMC, and NG just had games to release over the last year. There is a small window where Bayonetta 2 could be the only H&S game on the market. Platinum has to take advantage of that.

None of the other games need E3 or any special marketing to sell. Mario sells. Zelda sells. If Nintendo had something else to show us they would show it. Right now they know that they will be overshadowed, so they are moving out of the way.

Dj7FairyTail4771d ago

xenoblade 2 is first party

Moonman4771d ago

Still excited for Nintendo's E3 information! Some people may think they aren't being smart, but Nintendo wasn't made yesterday.

StraightedgeSES4771d ago (Edited 4771d ago )

They are going to be at E3, Nintendo just not going to do a huge presentation. This is how they most likely will present there games

yugovega4771d ago

awesome video. id love for a hd rerelease of goldeneye and banjo. now the question is would that win over hardcore gamers?

Roper3164771d ago

I personally haven't been interested in the Ninety E3 show since the Wii was released.

Myze4771d ago

Yeah, I think people forget that Nintendo does very well in the market, but their E3 presentations are generally embarrassing (Skyward Sword presentation, Reggie (in general), etc.).

It's not a major knock on Nintendo, since the E3 press event, while a big deal, is a small portion of video game advertisement in the long run.

XXXL4771d ago

The main complaint other than lack of games is that casual gamers can't differentiate between the original Wii and Wii U. Now you'd think Nintendo would want to use the Super Bowl of gaming shows to help show the distinction...... I just don't get it.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7747d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer72d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi71d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure70d ago (Edited 70d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer71d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot71d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box71d ago (Edited 71d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno71d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay71d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno70d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK70d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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